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And lo, the many brands bearing the guise of the late prophet Clancy shall intermingle amongst one another. With their intermingling will come so-called "crossover events", which shall usher in the first of the thirteen stages of the apocalypse.

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Can you believe Strange Brigade is a measly two weeks away from release? A fortnight from now, you'll be knee-deep in monstrous limbs and using whatever guns and spells you can get your hands to fend them off.

Destiny 2: Forsaken is out on September 4th, just a scant few weeks from now. While Bungie is putting the finishing touches on their next big content drop, they passed out a trailer of some brand new endgame content for players to gawk over.

The summer continues with more content updates and events for seasoned MMOs. For this month’s MMOCO round-up, we look at a new piece of DLC for Elder Scrolls Online, a new update for TERA, and two seasonal events for FFXIV....

The rumors are true - I've returned from the scarred wasteland of Indianapolis, and just in time to serve up a fresh, piping hot batch of Weekend in Gaming! I have no doubt I was sorely missed by my beloved fanbase, but I assure you it was worth it, if for nothing else than the chance to see this dog.

We ran into a few snags with the archive of our Earthfall "Let's Play Co-Op" last week, so we decided we'd go ahead and play it again this week. The good news is that in between the two, developer Holospark announced their development roadmap for the next few months, which gave us a little more to talk about and ponder.

Phoenix Labs' Behemoth-hunting, co-op action-RPG, Dauntless, has been going pretty strong since it hit "open beta" status back in May. Per the developer, the title has surpassed the "two million player milestone." To celebrate and recognize the dedication of its players, there's a free expansion that's getting rolled out over the course of the next few weeks and will add a new Behemoth to hunt, new quests to pursue, and a new weapon to master.

The Left 4 Dead-like, Earthfall, has been out for about a month now on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and Holospark, the game's developer, has recently laid out a "development roadmap" for the next few months. There will be a minor update later this month and next month that, collectively, add a couple new missions, enemies, and weapons, and that will pave the way for a big update in October.

For years the Razer Deathadder was the perfect mouse for me in terms of comfort and performance. But over time the Razer software has gotten incredibly bloated, buggy, and downright unreliable. After a botched firmware update bricked my Razer Blackwidow v2 keyboard, I decided it was time to replace my peripherals. Having just switched to SteelSeries Arctis Pro, I already knew their software was top notch. Now I had to find the perfect mouse to match.

The 51st Gen Con kicked off yesterday (not to be confused with "Gin Con," which happens every other weekend at my house), and board game enthusiasts have descended upon Indianapolis like a group of dire rats swarming a party of adventurers. Our very own Enoch Starnes is out there soaking in all that gaming goodness, in fact, so while the bearded man is away, the differently bearded man will play!

In a recent announcement, the popular Surgeon Simulator will be making its journey to the Nintendo Switch. Although the teaser trailer ends with a vague “Coming Soon” and no other information is available at this time, this transition is incredibly exciting for such a popular title.

Aces of Luftwaffe - Squadron, the co-op friendly sequel to the Aces of Luftwaffe app that saw an initial release last November on the Nintendo Switch, is now available on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. The game can be downloaded through any of the digital stores on the aforementioned platforms and currently sits behind a price of $14.99 across all platforms.

Thanks to a recent update to the SEGA Genesis Classics collection, all of the games are now playable on PSVR. This means players who own the game on the PlayStation 4 and have a PlayStation Virtual Reality headset can now get closer than ever to the classics they love. The update is free and available immediately, so if you’ve been waiting to wear your fancy headset while playing old school games, now is your chance.

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The end is in sight, everyone! One more month of summer, and then autumn will come sweeping in and bring with it that refreshing cool air. To get through August, Xbox is offering not one or two co-op titles, but four - yes, four! - titles to play with some buddies: Forza Horizon 2, For Honor, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, and Dead Space 3.

As is common in modern games, Strange Brigade has already laid out its plans to keep the content train a-rollin' past its August 28th launch date. While I'm still getting used to the idea of developers advertising post-launch updates before the game is even out, it's definitely nice to know what I have to look forward to in the months after release.

As announced back at E3 2018, Overcooked 2 is well on its way to an August 7th release. The follow-up to one of our favorite games of 2016 certainly has a lot to live up to, but thankfully, rather than spending our days wandering what Team17 can do to make the game bigger and better, we can watch a couple of new gameplay videos!

And lo, the many brands bearing the guise of the late prophet Clancy shall intermingle amongst one another. With their intermingling will come so-called "crossover events", which shall usher in the first of the thirteen stages of the apocalypse.

It appears Activision's license with the Marvel franchise has expired, as their recent reissues of the popular action-RPGs, Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, have been pulled from Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store. The good news is that if you bought them from any of those sources prior to today, you should still have access to them.

Word has apparently gotten out that No Man's Sky has real, honest-to-gosh co-op, so naturally the Co-Opticrew had to dive in. Or rather, we will be diving in once the weekend starts. Hello Games' oft-criticized 2016 release has been undergoing a steady redemption arc over the past couple years, adding in much of the feature set that folks expected to be in it in the first place. What does this say about the state of game development? Who knows, but we'll at least find out how much fun it is to explore a procedurally-generated universe with a few friends.

If you're a big fan of the pink puff and his buddies, then good news! The second free content update drops today for Kirby Star Alliesand it adds three new characters to the "Dream Friends" roster: Daroach, Dark Meta Knight, and Adeleine & Ribbon (two characters that are controlled as one).

The oppressive heat of summer will be lifting soon, but that doesn't mean you have to give up being miserable! That's right, all you lucky Nintendo Switch owners can keep an overwhelming feeling of distress flowing well into fall thanks to the latest version of Salt and Sanctuary, a Souls-like from Ska Studios.

The latest title to use the Warhammer 40,000 license, Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War, dropped onto the PC a couple weeks ago, and this past Monday, Nick and Jason teamed up to see what it has to offer within the 4x genre.

Polish your shears and rev up those watering cans, cause Stardew Valley's four player online co-op mode is getting an official PC release on August 1st! No longer must you cultivate barren fields into bountiful gardens all by your lonesome. In just one week, you can rope up to three unsuspecting online friends into helping you accomplish said cultivation.

Drinkbox Studios is almost ready for everyone to enjoy their action-platformer/"Metroidvania" title, Guacamelee! 2. This sequel (and the developer) promises a whole lot more of everything. A bigger world to explore, more moves to unlock/refine/use, and more secrets to uncover. There's even an entire secret "Pollovania" area, for all you chicken lovers out there.

Moods must be too high around the office, because a couple members of the Co-Opticrew are dipping into the the latest and greatest in Futuristic Misery Simulators. Part of me hopes that they'll return with tales of honor and glory, but realistically, I know their stories will mostly revolve around dying messily on a forgotten planet for the glory of the Emperor. We should all be so lucky.